Ep 14: SCHD Dominance, Tax-Smart Income & Consumer Staples Revival episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 23 MIN

Ep 14: SCHD Dominance, Tax-Smart Income & Consumer Staples Revival

from Informed Investing · host Informed Investing

This week we dig into SCHD's massive 2026 outperformance driven by energy and defense sectors, compare the after-tax income from Section 1256 funds like SPYI and QQQI versus ELN-based JEPI and JEPQ, explore recession-resistant consumer staples picks including KMB, GIS, and MDLZ, review the Vanguard income trifecta of VYM, VDE, and VNQ, debate the split analyst sentiment on Realty Income, and tackle the age-old question of whether individual stock picking can beat a quality dividend ETF.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 10, 2026

Embed this episode

SCHD is up 11% YTD while the S&P 500 is down 2%. We break down why dividend value is crushing growth, the tax math behind SPYI vs JEPI in taxable accounts, consumer staples picks yielding 4-5%, and the eternal debate: individual stocks or just buy the ETF?

Distinct summary based on available episode metadata or transcript content.

NOW PLAYING

Ep 14: SCHD Dominance, Tax-Smart Income & Consumer Staples Revival

0:00 23:34

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Informed Investing?

This episode is 23 minutes long.

When was this Informed Investing episode published?

This episode was published on March 10, 2026.

Can I download this Informed Investing episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!